Brealia and Auxoria

Brealia and Auxoria

Arrotha of the World Mithia

These two kingdoms both reside on the Northwestern edge of Arrotha. However, despite the proximity of these two kingdoms, they are quite distinct, both in their origins and in culture.

Brealia occupies the Northwestern region surrounding the Enchanted Peaks Mountains that resides just Northwest of the Duskwood in the Northwestern most reaches of Arrotha. The success of Brealia lies in their location, serving as the nearest port to the Northern preaches of Aeror, and the nearest port to Tailus, though there is not nearly as much trade coming from Tailus as there is from Aeror. It is also worthwhile to note that the Gobi Desert is due West of Brealia, and therefore, while the kingdoms in Gobi Desert are scarce and generally a lot smaller due to the harsh conditions, Brealia also does a lot of trade with the kingdoms of the Gobi Desert as well. It is these ports that have led to the success of this kingdom, and unlike many kingdoms in the land, Brealia is operated by a council of high captains, not by a single lineage.

Auxoria, on the other hand, grew much more slowly than did Brealia. While Brealia's growth was spurred on by trade in their harbors, Auxoria grew from a single castle, owned by an old wizard named Auxoria. Auxoria had travelled the lands wide and far, originally from the far-off lands of Zabrun, and she had eventually migrated to Arrotha and decided to find a place to call her home. Her castle would be considered humble compared to the great castle that now stands at the base of the mountain, and the once-lonely castle is now surrounded by many dwellings and tall towers. The transformation happened very gradually, as generations of young spellcasters had come to Auxoria seeking to study under her tutelage, and as the old wizard accepted more and more apprentices, they began to grow in number, at first from the apprentices themselves, but eventually from the families of the apprentices, and so on. Eventually, the mountains were covered with small hamlets, each belonging to a different lineage, and they all unified together, electing a new leader every several years to represent their affairs, but acting more as a republic in all practice. The city is heavy with magic, and many have began living there who are not practitioners of magic, but it is said to have some of the highest concentration of magic users in all of Mithia.